Configuration errros displayed at shell login

[Don-Slash]

I have been getting these following erros everytime I log into the shell of my system (linux-2.4.29-gentoo-r5). I have to login throught the shell because I don't know how to get KDM to display on its own.

This is what I see after entering ANY username.

Login: Username [Enter]
Configuration error - unknown item 'CONSOLE' (notify administrator)
Configuration error - unknown item 'CREATE_HOME' (notify administrator)
Configuration error - unknown item 'DIALUPS_CHECK_ENAB' (notify administrator)
Configuration error - unknown item 'ENVIRON_FILE' (notify administrator)
Configuration error - unknown item 'ENV_HZ' (notify administrator)
Configuration error - unknown item 'ERASECHAR' (notify administrator)
Configuration error - unknown item 'KILLCHAR' (notify administrator)
Configuration error - unknown item 'LOG_OK_LOGINS' (notify administrator)
Configuration error - unknown item 'MAIL_CHECK_ENAB' (notify administrator)
Configuration error - unknown item 'MAIL_DIR' (notify administrator)
Configuration error - unknown item 'NOLOGINS_FILE' (notify administrator)
Configuration error - unknown item 'PORTTIME_CHECKS_ENAB' (notify administrator)
Configuration error - unknown item 'QUOTAS_ENAB' (notify administrator)
Configuration error - unknown item 'SU_NAME' (notify administrator)
Configuration error - unknown item 'SU_WHEEL_ONLY' (notify administrator)
Configuration error - unknown item 'SYSLOG_SG_ENAB' (notify administrator)
Configuration error - unknown item 'SYSLOG_SU_ENAB' (notify administrator)
Password:

This has been happening ever since I emerge the updates to world. At the time I didn't remember to umerge any of the old files. I am not certain of what to umerge at this time so I don't know what to do.

Please help this newbie out.

Don-Slash

[li1_getoo]

to get kde working
emerge kde
xf86config
edit /.xinitrc
startkde

[rac]

Did you try searching the forums? You've got lots of tasty search strings there, that should get you some very targeted results. I think I remember this problem from problems with a fresh G1.2 install. Have a look at /etc/login.defs.

[Don-Slash]

First I want to say thanks to (rac and li1_getoo) for the ideas, but before checking back in here, I think I fixed it with what (emerge newbie) did in the string (rac) mention.

Before looking here I was trying to figure it out on my own and I ran etc-update and saw that there was an update for /etc/login.defs. I renamed the original /etc/login.defs.original as a backup and made the update. I logged out and logged back in and no erros appeared.

Thanks again guys.